Culinary instrument



Dec. 31, 1935. R s, WAL E 2,026,078

CULINARY INSTRUMENT Filed June 24, 1933 TRADEMARK 5 flai 2 4 '52 5:INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 31, 1935 2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in culinary instruments, and hasspecial reference to such a device for use in connection with thelifting of hot plates, pans, or the like, and has for its principalobject the provision of means in combination with such an instrumentwhereby the same more readily functions as a means for cooling an objectbeing handled thereby.

Another object is to provide a novel form of reinforcing tang for suchan instrument.

Still other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in thefollowing description thereof.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisapplication, and wherein like reference characters indicate like parts:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of one of the improved hot dish lifters.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmental sectional view of the handle andflare connection.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3-43, Figure 2.

This invention is a modification of my copending application, SerialNumber 666,998, and is the result of extended experimentation and use ofthe device as now being marketed.

l represents the flat body portion of the instrument, which is of sheetmetal, 2 the reinforcing flare which terminates in the tang 3 forpenetrating the handle l.

It has been found in practice that the utility of the device ismaterially augmented by having the body portion l thereof perforated toact somewhat as a colander, and for which purpose I have illustrated theholes 5 or other shaped openings as illustrated at S which may be of anydesired form. Further than this it has been determined to utilize suchopenings as a means .to convey intelligence, as illustrated at l, which,for example, represents a fanciful trade-mark for such a device. It isobvious that this feature of combining intelligence indicia with thestrainer feature of the instrument may be greatly varied withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

In respect to the reinforcing of the flare and novel construction of thetang it may be said that it is common to crimp or pucker the marginaledge of an object to thereby reduce its normal lineal dimension, but thematter of sanitation in an instrument of this character being veryessential, such puckers or loops in the instant device are maderelatively large as illustrated at 8 and preferably semi-circular inshape at their uppermost or outer marginal edge, terminating short ofthe juncture of the flare with the body portion of the instrument sothat they may be readily cleansed from both sides and yet adequatelyfunction as a foreshortened and reinforcing element.

The tang is reinforced by the semi-circular rib 9 centrally andlongitudinally thereof, terminating slightly above the juncture of theflare with the body of the tang and continuing its uniform sizethroughout its length for insertion within the handle 4, and the flareis carried up- Wardly and outwardly converging as at Ill towards the rib9 to a point well within the handle where it blends into the side edgesof the tang, thus forming means for conveniently cutting its way intothe sides of the bore of the handle which is round and of a snug fitabout the remainder of the tang, so that when the handle is forced ontothe tang the flanges In, answer as a positive prevention againstrotation of the handle on the tang, well known to be an essentialfeature in connection with an instrument of this character, upon whichthe handle is prone to become loosened at times.

It is to be understood that the handles are in this instance of wood,and the blade or body portion of the instrument of sheet metal and ofuniform thickness throughout.

' While the instrument has been described principally as a hot dishlifter, it is to be understood that its convenience as a means fortransferring, for example, baked or broiled foodstuffs such as fish,fowl, or the like, from the pan in' which cooked to a serving platter,wherein it is desirable to strain off the juices or liquor, the deviceis exceptionally convenient, and thus the obvious advantage of theperforations in the body portion thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

1. A culinary instrument of the type described comprising a relativelywide, flat body portion, the'rear wall only of which is upwardly turnedforming a flange and having corrugations therein to decrease its normallineal length and to provide additional strength, an upwardly archedhandle tang formed integral with and extending from the upper edge ofsaid rear wall, a reinforcing corrugation extending the entire length ofsaid tang and height of said flange, and a handle forced upon said tang.

2. A culinary instrument of the type described stamped from a singleblank of material and having a flat body portion with rounded forwardcorners, the rear end of said body portion being,

entire length of said tang and height of said flange, laterallyextending flanges on said tang decreasing in width progressively towardthe rear end of said tang to facilitate the forcing of a handle thereon,and a handle on said tang. 5

' RUSSELL Si WALKER-t

